101 - Vanished island

In the Bay of Bengal, between India and Bangladesh, was an island 3.5 km long and 3 km wide. India called it New Moore, and Bangladesh called it South Talpatti.

For 30 years both states have been in dispute over sovereignty of the island.
Now however disputation is superfluous. Because of the rise in sea level the island simply no longer exists.

That was confirmed by professor Sugata Hazra, professor of maritime studies at the University of Calcutta, based on satellite photographs.

Other countries too are threatened in the same way. The Maldives, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, will disappear under the sea if the world does nothing. Last year President Mohamed Nasheed, wearing a diving suit, met with his cabinet 5 metres below the sea to draw attention to the problem.

In Nepal, where there are many people and few trees, it is feared that the glaciers are melting, which will cause a catastrophe in the country.